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there was lio trufting to our Drafts, which 

 made oar Navigation fomewhat more danger- 

 ous: However,on the firfl:ofO(S^<?fe^rwegot into 

 the Latitude of 30 Degrees^where we came to 

 an Anchor near the Land, until we found 

 the way by Boat to Chufan^ about 12 Leagues 

 within the Iflands^ from whence we had a 

 Pilot, who carried us fafely thither on the 

 nth of OBoher. Upon this Ifland the Chi- 

 mfes have granted us a Settlement and Li- 

 berty of Trade, but not to Ning-fo^ which 

 is (J or 8 hours fail to the Weftward, all the 

 way among Iflands this being the largeft, 

 is 8 or 9 Leagues in length from Eaft to Weft, 

 and 4 or 5 Leagues in breadth ; about 3 

 Leagues from that point of the Main-Land 

 called Cape Liamfo by the Portvgusz^e^ but 

 Khi-tu by the Chine fe : At the Weft End of 

 this Ifland is the Harbour very fafe and con- 

 venient, were the Ships ride within call of 

 the Factory, which is built clofc by the fhore 

 on a low plain Valley, with near 200 Houfes 

 about it for the Benefit of Trade ; inhabited 

 by Men, whofe Jealoufie has not as yet 

 permitted them to let their Wives dwell 

 here ^ for the Town were they are, is 4 of a 

 Mile further from the Shore, enviorn'd with 

 a fine Stone Wall, about 3 Miles in Circum- 

 ference, mounted with 22 fquare Baftions 

 placed at irregular diftances, befides 4 great 

 Gates, on which are planted a few old Iron 

 Guns, feldom or never ufed : The Houfes 

 within are very meanly built : Here the 

 Chumyeen or Governour of the Ifland lives, 

 and betwixt three and four thoufand beg- 

 garly Inhabitants, moft part Souldiers and 



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